Baby's 1st Birthday Banana Cake - No Sugar

Tanya Pants's Note:

I wanted to feed Lucy cake on her first birthday but didn't want to introduce her to new foods on her big day. I also baked it ahead of time so she could sample the cake two to three days in advance in case of a reaction (I didn't actually decorate it until the day of her party). Recipe adapted from a blog called greenparenting (I reduced the egg white, and left out the walnuts/raisins suggested)

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2⁄3; cup banana , mashed
• ½ cup unsalted butter , softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• ¾ cup water
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 marshmallow
• smarties candies (1 blue)
• 1 licorice , rope

Directions:

1. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 inch pan.
2. Beat banana and butter until creamy.
3. Beat in water.
4. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until very foamy.
5. Beat into mixture.
6. Blend in dry ingredients.
7. Beat until smooth.
8. Spread batter evenly in pan.
9. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
10. Draw a cat head onto a piece of paper (approx 4 by 5 inches).
11. Use cat stencil to cut out two cat heads.
12. Frost top of one layer and place second cat head on top of first.
13. Frost cake (use a sugarless cream cheese or sour cream filling).
14. Decorate with cat face.
15. Remove candy before allowing baby to attack cake.

Reviews

[anonymous23]

It should maybe be pointed out that Smarties in Canada are chocolate candies, similar to M&Ms but wider and flatter. (What US residents know as Smarties are called Rockets in Canada.)